Attachment for hitching-straps.



No. 776,447. PATENTED NOV. 29, 1904.

F. A. WITZIG.

ATTACHMENT FOR HITGHING STRAPS.

APPLIOATION FILED AUG. 8. 1904.

NO MODEL.

iTn STATES Patented November 29, 1904.

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PATENT ATTACHMENT FOR HlTCHING-STRAPS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 776,447, dated Nov m r 29, 1904.

Application filed August 8, 1904.

To ml], whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FRANK A. VITZIG, of Minneapolis, Hennepin county, Minnesota, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Attachments for Hitching-Straps, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to devices adapted for use with a hitching-weight strap of a single horse or a team; and the object of the invention is to provide asupport for the outer end of the hitching-weight strap that will adjust itself automatically on the pole or shaft to the different positions of the weight.

, The invention consists generallyin various constructions and combinations, all as hereinafter described, and particularly pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification, Figure 1 is a per spective view showing my invention in use. Fig. 2 is a side View of the pole, showing my invention thereon and the straps leading therefrom to the bits. Figs. 3 and 4. are sectional views of the inner and outer ends of the pole.

In the drawings, 2 represents a pole, and 3 a hitching-weight provided with a' strap 4:. A loop 5 is fastened to the pole near its inner end by pins 6 and is provided with a hollow-faced antifriction-roller 7, over which the weight-strap is adapted to slide. The outer end of the strap is connected to a ring 8, arranged on a U-shaped loop 9, that incloses the under side of the pole and is provided above the pole with a hollow-faced roll or pulley 10, that is adapted to rest and slide upon the pole and automatically adjust itself to the different positions assumed by the hitching-weight. Straps 11 lead from the ring 8 to the bits. The roll 10 will slide freely on Serial No. 219,850. (No model.)

the surface of the pole, and there will be no binding or cramping of the weight-strap, but the power of the weight will be applied directly to the horses mouth.

I have shown this device applied to the pole of a team; but it will be understood that it will also be applicable on the shaft of a single-horse vehicle.

I claim as my inv ention 1. The combination, with a pole, of a hitching weight and strap connected therewith, a sliding support arranged on said pole and connected with the outer end of said weight-strap, and branch straps leading from said support to the bits.

2. The combination, with a pole, of a weight and loop pivotally secured on said pole near its inner end, a hollow-faced roller carried by said loop, a weight-strap passing over said roller and having a sliding connection with said pole near its outer end, substantially as described.

3. The combination,witl1apole, ofa weight, a Weight-strap and loop connected to the outer end of strap, a hollow-faced roller carried by said loop and adapted to bear upon the top of the pole and adjust itself automatically thereon, and bit-straps leading from said loop to the bridles.

4:. The combination, of a hitching-weight and its strap, with a loop attached to the outer end of said strap and provided with a hollowfaced antifriction-roller, and a bit-strap connected with said loop.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand this 1st day of August, 1904:.

FRANK A. I/VITZIG.

In presence of- A. 0. PAUL, C. G. HANSON. 

